[n. ded-beet; adj. ded-beet] 
| 1. | a person who deliberately avoids paying debts. |
| 2. | a loafer; sponger. |
| 3. | being a parent who neglects parental responsibilities, esp. one who does not pay child support: deadbeat dads. |
| 4. | Horology. noting any of various escapements acting without recoil of the locking parts from the shock of contact. |
| 5. | Electricity. (of the indicator of an electric meter and the like) coming to a stop with little or no oscillation. |
| dead·beat 1 (děd'bēt') n.
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| dead·beat 2 (děd'bēt') adj. Having an indicator that stops without oscillation. |
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